Electric motor



L. F. BOGIA ELECTRIC MOTOR June 14, 1932.

Filed April 14. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet FIGJIZ I/VI/E/V TOR Lau/sfkM/c/s BOG/A,

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June 14, 1932. BOG|A 1,863,294

ELECTRIC MOTOR Filed April 1 1.. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M/VEAITOR:

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Patented June 14, 1932 UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE LOUIS FRANCIS BOGIA, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVA NIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD 'TO WILLIA M A. WEAVER AND ONE-THIRD TO WALTER PINCUS, BOTH F PHILA- m ms, PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC Moron Application. filed April 14,1928. Serial No. 269,904.

It is the object and eifect of my invention V circular series of permanent magnets, of the horseshoe type, with the poles of each disposed in radially spaced relation with reference to the axis of the rotor; the poles of the twoseries being opposed in such spaced relation as to permit the rotor to turn between them-; said rotor including two circular series of permanent magnets, of the straight type, extending in parallel relation with the axis of the rotor and in alinement with the opposed poles of the stator magnets. The poles ofthe horse-shoe magnets are so disposed that the axially alined poles in the two series are of opposite polarity;

and the rotor magnets are correspondingly arranged with their poles of opposite polarity'; so that when the rotor magnets register with the stator magnets, north and south pofes immediately adjoin eachother with the development of magnetic attraction be.

tween the stator and the rotor magnets. If

such condition were continuous, of course the rotor would be turned by such magnetic attraction to bring its magnets in'registry with the nearest stator magnets and would come to rest with its magnets inregistry with the stator magnets. Therefore, to effect continued automatic turning movement of the rotor. by magnetic force, I encircle each or of the pole ends ofthe stator magnets with to momentarily energize said coils with a polarity opposite to that of their permanent magnet cores, at the instant that the rotor magnets come into registry therewith; with the eiiect that the permanent magnetism of the stator magnets is momentarily dominated by the electromagnetic efi'ect of said coils to create a magnetic force of repulsion be a tween the poles of said stator magnets and the then. adjacent poles of the rotor magnets;

an electromagnetic coil and provide means which force supplements the force of. rotation which has been imparted to the rotor" by the magnetic force of attraction between said magnets, to cause it to continue turn-j ing past the dead center of axial alinement of the magnets. However, such domination of the permanent magnetic force of attraction is terminatedat the instant the magnets 3 of the rotor come half way between the adjoining magnets in the series of stator niagnets and the electromagnetism reversed; so

that the permanent magnetic force ofattraction is then dominant and'augmented and causes the rotor to turn, in thesame directron, to present its magnets 1n axial ahnement with the next magnets in the stator series; whereupon, the permanent magnetism is again dominated as aforesaid, and so on.

In the form of my invention hereinafter described, I find it convenient to use a storage battery as the sourceof energy for the electromagnetic coils aforesaid and to control the same by a commutator rigidly mounted on the shaft of the rotor, so as to be turned there with, in cooperative relation with brush termina-ls of the battery circuit. However, the required electrical energy may be input to the motor from any suitable source; for in stance, suchenergy may be derived from a municipal supply circuit; i

My invention includes the various novel features of construction and arrangement hereinafter more definitely specified.

In said drawings; Fig. I is an end elevation of a motor embodying my invention. Fig. II isa vertical diametrical sectional View of said motor. Fig. III is a diagram showing the electric connections ofsaid motor. Fig. IV is a diagram showing a simplified electric circuit omitting the commutator but including electromagnets of such a motor in connection with a storage battery. Fig. Vis a diagram omitting the commutator but showing a more complex multiple series rela- 1 support two stationary circular series of per- Said magnets are of the horseshoe type, with the poles of each disposed in radially'spaced relation with reference to theaxis of theme tor 6, which has the shaft' Tjournaledin said ram nd Sa ate eer lie W rc -a eistr ightjtypei e t ndi iie l e l tion axis of the rotor and re spectivefa iie p ee ere a e i o P m t the reb l? weer nets. to ;turntfreely between them and are "of th th ir; Pe ee; a e elieed i el t env e 1as t e eieresifeenehrity fiert je St en m gnets-5 husu a r n m nt is uch hat h th mit m e s r gi eriw hr h st t mes-i n sne thand:s llthnele imme at ly ad,-

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magnets arenas intermittently momentarily neutralized m 4 In the forn o 'f my invention shownin; ee l tll mth ile le e f e b t 1 e t 'e-i as lie .e il lliwh e r r epee i ely v letel re t e re e' f e pe mane t. esil te i i mle t i ne tirle se i s el t i a circuit includingthe;conductors and 15 1 espe ti e ire n-Ie ien w h tth p i s I contactihrushes;16 and l7 ,Iheseriesof the. le emase tle l 12 whi a e resp et y le a 1 th v Pel 9f he Perme e jt sts tare im la y nne it mu tip s e: ies rela on; naej; e ee l lud na h y ee mbers wheel i -re p ti e y in. e e-p es wit 1 t e ep i ell aet; b u .2 L and 22.; Such;:1nomentary substantial -neu: 3 'ieina ehpt r, iae eh gr en iie e and agili' zqnoaar gthe external force of the perma-J TI1?;$?Q ?II. Qi$ an i i e e ed- 1 by means of the commutator. 2f} whichiis rigidly I ectedwith the rotor shaft f? and carries a i 2m circular, series g of; alternately oppositely'fpe eriz d C n a t de a d 26 Sa d; t

studs 25 being adapted to register with both i the? epnteet b u h s 1 1 1 1 1 e u bingdadapted ,tolreg'isterflwith both the conc lbtu h l7: a a 22:; Pan l 1 so t t The pa larityof.the electromagnet coils 11 and 12 is alternative in accordance'with the alternative polarity g of the commutator studs indicated a in :Fig, Said commutator;carries two eeneen e icire lari se i efc htee s s 1 for; i Y cooperation, with four spring contact brushes 29 which areconnected with the; posiitiveflp ole of thesource of e'nergy by the con-; ductorsjBOg Said: c zommutato r also carries the single "circular series of c ontact studsi 32, f r eoep rationa with twospring contact brushes iiiiwhich-arei connected by the ..con-: ductors 3ft w th; the negative --pole of, the

source of: energy, exemplified by; the 1 storage said coils, alternately, as the circular series of contact studs 25 and 26 are presented in reg: istry with said brushes; so that the permanent magnets 3 and 4 are alternately neutralized and strengthened by the electromagnets 11 and 12, to turn the rotor 6 as above described. A

It is to. benoted that in every form of my invention herein contemplated, the permanent magnetism of theseveral magnets is maintained by the intermittent charging effect of the electromagnets; such charging effect being facilitated by the low resistance at the poles when the relatively rotary magnets are in registry. p

I find it convenient to include in the circuits above described, ,the double pole switch 39 to manually connect and disconnect the motor with the source of electrical energy.

.- However, it is to be understood that any suitable means may be employed for making and braking the circuits of the electromagnets 11 and 12, and, in Fig. VIII, I have indicateda simplified arrangement of the electrical con.-

/ nections including the commutator 41 having the slip ring 42 permanently in contact with y the brush 43 connected by the conductor 44 with one side of both of the respective series circuits including the electromagnets 11 and 112. The other sideof said circuits is con.

nected by the conductor 47withthe battery 35, and conductor 48 to the contact brush 49. Said commutator slip ring 42 is in electrical connection with all of the commutator; seg-- 1 ments 50, (which are indicated by the radial lines in Fig. VIII), and said contact brush 49 is arranged to register with said series of segments 50, and'successively contact with them as the commutator is turned- The circuit is broken between said brush 49 and said segments 50 whenthegapsbetween the latter are presented in registry with said brush.

Said brush 49 may be connected with the terminal 52 of one sideof a municipal supply circuit; the other terminal 54 of which is connected with the slip ring 42 by said brush43 The effect of such arrangementis to simultaneously energize and de-energize all of the magnet coils 11 and 12 at the proper times, to

.1 intermittently substantially neutralize the externally manifested magnetic force of the permanent magnets 3 and 4 of the stator upon the permanent magnets 8 and 9 of the rotor, as above contemplated.

Of course, a commutator having contact segments parallel with its axis of rotation, similar to said segments 50, may be arranged to not only make and break the circuits of the electromagnets, as in Fig. VIII, but to also i reverse the direction of current through them to alternately oppositely polarize said magnets 3 and 4 as above described with reference to Figs. I and II. p

In fact, I may dispense with any commutator or similar circuit breaker, at the motor,

by employing a low cycle alternating current generator as the source of electrical? energy; the reversal of direction of the current at the generator being synchronized with the desired "reversals of'the polarity ofthe electromagnets in the motor.

Although I have indicated a storage battery as the source of energy in Fig. II; any other source maybe substituted. In said figure; I have indicated municipal supply conductors 58 and 59 controlled by the double pole switch 60, arranged to-be operated by the relay coil 61 which is included: in the circuit controlled by the manually operative j switch 39; so that whenthe latter is closed,

said relay coil is energized to close the switch to thus augment the energy" supplied to themotor after the latter has been started with the battery current; The form of commutator shown in Figs. I and II is more liable to develop sparking at the contacts than commutators of the other type shown in Fig.

VIII and, in order to suppress such sparking, I find it convenient to include the condenser 63 in the bridgecircuit 64 and '65 across the terminals of the motor.

Although I have indicated the magnet cores as solid bodies; of course, itis preferable to laminate them. 'Moreover, the efiiciency of the permanent magnets 3 and 4 which I have shown in simple form, may be increased in accordance with their shape and arrangement. For instance, in Fig. IX, Ihave shown an edge elevation of a modified form of stator magnet 67 which has its pole pieces inclined with respect to the axis of the rotor so as to project its field in the direction of rotation of. the rotor. That is to say,the magnetic field may extend tangentially to a circle of" rotation ofthe rotorinstead oi? parallel with the axis of the latter. v

Although I have shown straight permanent magnets Sand 9 in saidrotor 6', magnets 68 of horseshoe form may be substituted for the same, as indicated inFig. X; such magnets being alternately reversed in position in the rotor. As indicate-din Fig- X, the permanent rotor magnets may he provided with electromagnetic coils 70 and connected incircuit with the other coils tobe simultaneously energized and reversed like the statorcoils. Of course, if the rotor element of the motor is provided. with means to intermittently neutralize the polarity of the permanent magnets and reverse such polarity; such a rotor may plied to the permanentmagnet poles for that or any other purpose, as indicated in Fig. XI, wherein the permanent magnet 4 is not only provided with the electromagnet 12 above described, but also with the auxiliary electromagnet coil 72 which may be used to augment or diminish the action of the coil 12, or may be used to generate electrical en ergy by the rotation of the motor. That is to say, my invention is not only applicable to a motor but to a motor generator.

t may be observed that in the complex arrangement of the coils shown in Fig. V,

each co-ilis not only included in a series in" 153 multiple with the other coils, but that the coils of one such multiple series are disposed in alternaterelation with the coils of another such multiple series, in each circular series A indicated. Although I have found such compleX arrangement advantageous in facilitating the operation of the motors which I have constructed in accordance with Figs. I and II; such arrangement of coils is not essential to the attainment of the fundamental effects aforesaid which are characteristic of my invention. y i p 1 Therefore, I do not desire to limit myself to the precise details of construction and arrangement herein set forth, as it is obvious 303 that various" modifications may be made radially spaced relation with reference to the axis of said rotor, and in correspondence with the magnets of said rotor {the poles of thetwoseries being opposed in such spaced relation as to permit the rotor to turn betweenthem; the poles ofsaid stator magnets being of opposite polarity to the adjacent poles of the rotor magnets; electrically operative means arranged to momentarily sub stantially neutralize the externally manifest magnetic force of said stator magnets, when the rotor magnets are substantially at the;

limitof their approach thereto, and to render such neutralizing means inoperative, when the magnets of said rotor are substantially at the limit of their recession from the stator magnets, including a commutator carried by saidgrotor, comprising a circular series of segments, and conductors connecting certain ofsaidWsegments, coil brushes in cooperative relation with said commutator, and conductors connecting said coils in series and with said brushes; supply brushes, in cooperative relation with said commutator; and a source of energyin connection with said supply brushes. r

2.-In a motor, the combination with two relatively movable circular series of permanent magnets; ofelectrically operative means arranged to momentarily substantially neutralize the externally manifest magnetic force of one of said series, when the magnets of both series are substantially at the limit of their approach; and means arranged to render such neutralizing means inoperative, when the magnets of both series are substantially. at the limit oftheir recession.

3. In a motor, the combination with two circular series of permanent stator magnets of opposite polarity; of electromagnet coils respectively local to the poles of said magnets and means arranged to intermittently energize said coils with polarity opposite to that of the permanent magnets to which they are respectively local; and a rotor comprising a circular series 'of permanent magnets arranged to turn between thepoles of said stator magnets; the polarity of said motor magnets being opposite tothat of the stator magnets. J r Y 4. A motor as in'claim 3; wherein the coils are connectedin series in a circuit including a source of energy and means for making and breaking said circuit, including a commutator carried by said rotor and arranged to close the circuit throughsaid coils when the rotor magnets are in registry with the stator magnets and to break said circuit when the rotor magnets are intermediate of the stator magnets.

V 5.. A motor as in claim 2; including electromagnet coils respectively encircling poles of the series of permanent magnets to be neu tralized and having a condenser bridged across itsterminals in serieswith said coils.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this eleventh day'of April, 1928.

' LOUIS FRANCIS BOGIA. 

